The emperor's edict is a matter of honor for everyone, except Fan Xiaodao.

Especially after saying goodbye to Yi Zhihua, the emperor came to visit her so quickly without even asking. The topic must be inseparable from Yi Zhihua.

But as fate would have it, Fan Xiaodao changed into a fifth-grade Tisi uniform and followed the young eunuch to Xiyuan. However, he did not expect that in Xiyuan he would also meet one of the people he least wanted to see.

Lu Tianshuo, director of the East Factory.

When Fan Xiaodao walked to the corridor, Lu Tianshuo walked out and bumped into each other. The little eunuch quickly saluted Lu Tianshuo.

The director of the East Factory was considered the third most important person in the inner court, second only to the two eunuchs Zhangyin and Bingbi. These little eunuchs did not dare to be rude.

He originally thought that Fan Xiaodao and Dongchang had a long-standing grudge, and he wanted to pretend that he could not see each other, but Lu Tianshuo laughed, walked over to Fan Xiaodao, smiled slightly, and said: "It turns out that An Le Gong is here...

…”

Fan Xiaodao said with a smile on his face, "Director Lu."

Lu Tianshuo came up to him with a smile and said, "We haven't seen you for a few days, An Le Gong is still as charming as ever!"

Fan Xiaodao hummed twice, "Eunuch Lu's face is still as charming as ever!"

There was a hint of ridicule in Fan Xiaodao's tone. When the little eunuch next to him heard these words, his face turned blue with fright. He cursed in his heart that he didn't have the foresight to choose this road and let the two big men meet here.

But now, when the two met each other, the strong smell of gunpowder could even be smelled by his severe sinusitis.

The atmosphere is very unfriendly.

He originally wanted to remind him that it was His Majesty who ordered an audience with Fan Xiaodao, but then he thought about it and realized that this reminder was unnecessary. Lu Tianshuo was the director of the Dongchang factory, so how could he not know about His Majesty's order? If he guessed correctly, Lu Tianshuo

My father-in-law must have waited here on purpose!

Factory Supervisor Lu has a bad temper and is very petty, especially not long ago, when An Le Gong severely injured Lin Dajuan on the head in public. This incident made Factory Supervisor Lu lose his face. Now he deliberately waits for

Are you here to find a place?

Thinking of this, the little eunuch pretended to be invisible and could not see or see me.

Faced with Fan Xiaodao's sarcasm, Lu Tianshuo was not angry, but laughed and joked: "Mr. An Le is really good at joking! By the way, how is Mr. An Le's health lately?"

But I feel quite contemptuous in my heart. He is just a prince, and he is an illegitimate child. The most indispensable thing in the Ming Dynasty is a prince. As a prince, if he cannot become the emperor, his fate will not be much better. Although my martial arts is not as good as yours, but I can't be better.

Bingfa Mou, I have plenty of ways to deal with you, you reckless man!

Fan Xiaodao had the same thought.

Lu Tianshuo has done a lot of evil in the capital in the past six months. Don't look at how happy you are now, but be careful about the list you will make in the future. Sooner or later, you will die by my sword.

However, he also had a smile on his face, "Thank you for your concern, Eunuch Lu. I am in good health. But Eunuch Lu, I see you have lost a lot of weight recently and you need to make up for it. I just got a set of deer penis not long ago."

, it is said that it is stir-fried with Indian sacred oil, which is a great supplement. When you are free, I will send someone to your house!"

The little eunuch was also stunned.

The two of them talked like a spring breeze, and looked friendly. They looked like enemies of aristocratic families, but they seemed like brothers they had not seen for many years!

No wonder someone can be a factory supervisor while I am just an errand boy.

This skill cannot be learned by oneself.

The two parties exchanged greetings, then skipped the part of greeting each other's family members and ancestors, and went directly to the main topic.

After all, Lu Tianshuo still has some worries in this area.

Lu Tianshuo said: "I heard from Lin Yuan that when he was ordered to capture the Yeyulou demon girl a few days ago, he happened to meet you at Dingguo Temple and almost had a conflict. Lin Yuan is really ignorant. He even

I dare to provoke An Le Gong, but I heard that he is still going to take action. The scar is so healed that he forgets the pain. An Le Gong, I have already taught him a lesson. If you don’t feel relieved, I will send him to your house another day and let you come out again.

Taking it out?"

The little eunuch called Gao Ming directly.

I was ordered to capture the witch, but I almost did it.

It seems that he is protecting Fan Xiaodao's face, but in fact he has dug a big hole.

He couldn't help but pricked up his ears, eager to hear Fan Xiaodao's answer.

Fan Xiaodao was not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he waved his hand and said: "It's not worth mentioning, no matter how big it is. It was just a coincidence that day, nothing happened. I was just relaxing on the Dingguo Temple Pagoda. It was just a chance encounter."

There's no conflict, so don't get angry. Besides, Lin Dajun was beaten so much that he probably doesn't have any resentment.

He had a bad temper. He lost some etiquette in his conversation and was scolded by me. However, he didn’t mention anything about the witch. Although there were some minor misunderstandings between us, in the face of big things, I still

I can carry it clearly, it seems that Lin Datou is not doing the job well and is arbitrarily passing the blame!"

Fan Xiaodao pushed that conflict away completely.

If Lin Yuan were present, he would definitely be furious.

No, no, you are talking nonsense!

However, since the person involved was not present, Lu Tianshuo could not continue to ask questions.

Lu Tianshuo saw that Fan Xiaodao was not fooled and did not continue to pester him. He slightly cupped his hands to Fan Xiaodao and said: "Since Mr. An Le has not misunderstood, I can rest assured. We are all of the same age. We will meet you when you look down. If you have a chance, please do it."

How close and close!”

Fan Xiaodao felt a chill.

I heard that people without descendants have some special hobbies.

Doesn't this Lu Tianshuo have Longyang's habit?

Fan Xiaodao said: "Easy to say, easy to say!"

Lu Tianshuo then stepped aside, allowing Fan Xiaodao to pass, stepped forward, and left Xiyuan.

The little eunuch breathed a sigh of relief.

Fan Xiaodao asked: "You seem to be afraid of him?"

The little eunuch hesitated for a moment and nodded. However, when Fan Xiaodao asked in detail, the little eunuch refused to speak. These eunuchs in the palace are all very smart and do not dare to talk about their immediate superiors unless they are dissatisfied with their fate.

Longer.

The person who received him was still Zhao Quan.

Seeing Fan Xiaodao arriving, Zhao Quan smiled and said, "I heard that Mr. An Le is very busy recently?"

Fan Xiaodao laughed and said, "Eunuch Zhao is joking. I am a martial artist. Apart from fighting and killing, what else can I do? Now that I have been transferred to the Jianghu Department, I have nothing to do all day long. I don't know what to do, so I just blindly

Let’s do some hard work! By the way, Eunuch Zhao, His Majesty summoned you late at night, but I don’t know why? I have been prepared at least!”

Zhao Quan smiled and said: "How can a minister dare to speculate on the affairs of a saint?"

"Eunuch Zhao is so humble! Looking at the world, if Eunuch Zhao dares to claim to be second, no one dares to claim to be number one. It is no wonder that Eunuch Zhao has been favored by His Majesty for decades!"

After flattering him, Zhao Quan felt relieved and said: "Master is used to ordering old slaves around. However, after the Holy Ceremony, His Majesty often mentioned you. If you hadn't stepped forward in time at that time, you wouldn't have been there that night."

I don’t know what it will be like! After hearing the reward plan drawn up by the cabinet, he even gave the cabinet members a slap in the face! Your Majesty feels that he has treated you badly!"

During the conversation, we came to the door of the emperor's monastery.

Zhao Quan stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, Duke An Le is here!"

After a long time, a slightly hoarse voice came from inside, "Come in!"

Fan Xiaodao followed Zhao Quan and pushed the door open.

The emperor's monastery room can also be regarded as a dormitory. It is not as majestic and solemn as the palace. On the contrary, it adopts natural methods and is built according to the terrain. It is hidden under a plum tree and appears to be seamless. There are three rooms inside, and one is the main hall used to receive ministers.

, one is used for resting, and the other is a place for practicing sword skills.

The room was filled with bursts of sandalwood scent.

Emperor Zhu Cong of the Ming Dynasty was sitting on the Taoist couch. When he saw Fan Xiaodao, he slowly opened his eyes.

Fan Xiaodao glanced at the emperor and was a little shocked. How could he not see him for several days? This Ming Emperor, in a sense, was his father. How could he be so much older? His temples were white and his eyebrows were sparse.

Young Master, he looks completely different from what he saw in the lobby that day!

Of course, in the past, when I came to the Holy Land, I would kneel down and bow my head, and I could only look at him with my peripheral vision.

Like today, they were no more than ten feet apart, and it was the first time to look at the emperor from a close distance.

The emperor looked at him with a kind look in his eyes, "Xiao Dao, can you blame me?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "Your Majesty has treated me with great kindness. He has been granted an official title and promoted to a peerage. How can I dare to complain to you?"

The emperor sighed and said, "At first, I listened to the slander, which caused your mother's death, and then I turned a blind eye to you. Now that I think about it, it was my fault. I have never been sorry to anyone in my life, but I am sorry.

Zhiyue, I didn’t dare to admit it in front of Song Jingang, but now that I think about it, it really shouldn’t have happened!”

What he said was touching.

Even Fan Xiaodao has some doubts about himself. Did he blame him wrongly?

However, both his adoptive father and Yi Zhihua have commented on him. He is thoughtful, ruthless, and does not care about old feelings. For such a person to call him over late at night and reveal his true feelings to him, is it just a cat crying and a mouse pretending to be compassionate?

When the emperor saw that Fan Xiaodao did not look like he was crying with gratitude, he felt a little unhappy in his heart.

He asked with concern, "By the way, how is your health?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "It's still the same, cold poison attacks seem to be becoming more frequent."
To be continued...